Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab and is a result of

and is a result of trace amounts of copper or chromium

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

Legend has it that it came to the world

” It was a prized gem in Greece as far back as 300 BCE

This topaz is found in the cavities of a pegmatite

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab and is a result ofBotswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth. This lava rolled across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate.